Momentum builds to ask voters in November to consider repealing the Nixon-era housing limits.

Veterans Affairs may complete a new veterans’ cemetery at Alameda Point by 2024, but the timing of the veterans’ outpatient clinic is unclear.

The Alameda artist begins his mixed media, assemblages, and sculptures with found or collected material from the most unusual sources.

These 30 East Bay personalities whose life paths ceased in 2019 live on in our hearts and minds.

So far, Alameda’s newest city manager, Eric Levitt, seems to be bringing stability to city government after his controversial predecessor.

Food trends for the year explained, and they’re mostly meatless.

At this bakery, the chef, David Benton, uses cakes and cookies as his canvas.

The new Doña pares down the menu but carries over the impressive bar from its full-service predecessor in a sprawling fast-casual space.

Here’s a little history with some spots for great dining in around the Fruitvale District.

In her new book, ‘The New Adolescence,’ Christine Carter zooms in on adolescent discomfort, anxiety, social media and video game fixation, drinking and drugs, exposure to pornography, money management, and more.

A former Los Angeles Times Book Review editor, Steve Wasserman returns to his roots in Berkeley to leave his mark on independent California publishing.

Gene Yang’s ‘Dragon Hoops’ vividly captures a storied O’Dowd basketball season in graphic novel form.

Kyung Lee uses film to shed light on how ordinary people live in present times.

Activity-based camps awaken kids’ interest in the Bard.

A dislocated knee and torn ACL lead a dancer into the world of design.

By day she’s a speech therapist for the Oakland school district, but at other times, Aliya Wanek works on her eponymous line that has gained a loyal following.

Marion Maynor trained at Oakland’s Apparel Arts and credits the sewing and fashion industry program with changing her life.

A former ranch-style home gets transformed into a two-story roost that celebrates its owner’s love of nature.

Slate steps lead to a secluded courtyard that introduces an expansive manse with optimal views.

Most of the laws are aimed at easing the statewide housing crisis that especially affects the East Bay.

Developers breathe new life into an old timer, and the major redo transforms the 1916 structure into a contemporary stunner.

Here Is the Sea and Faces Without Noses, a pair of Richmond Art Center exhibitions, examine environmental and aesthetic themes. Nature and culture, again, do their eternal parallel-evolution dance, seen through sociopolitical/informational and aesthetic/poetic filters. It’s style-plus-content art that looks good and is good for us.

In the The Art of Dying Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life, author and Bay Area journalist Katy Butler pools her infinitely practical and deeply human expertise to coach people on the end of their lives.

Returning April 9-14 for its annual residency that began over 50 years ago in 1968, the venerable dance company brings three Bay Area premieres and some returning favorites to Zellerbach.

Reading Partners, a successful nationwide nonprofit program, strives to improve third-grade reading proficiency in low-income Oakland schools.